Analytics Expert

Randstad; Diemen; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Health and Wellness Initiatives

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an Analytics Expert to enhance its Business Risk & Audit Function. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your extensive data analytics experience to support audits, risk management, and internal controls, while contributing to the development of a robust analytics roadmap. Collaborating with diverse teams, you will drive impactful insights that help shape the organization's governance and risk management strategies. This position offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly influence the company's operational excellence and strategic direction. If you're passionate about data and eager to make a difference, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in data analytics.
• Master's degree in a related field with relevant accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Support building and rolling out the BR&AF analytics roadmap.
• Perform data analysis procedures and provide insights to audit teams.

Skills

Data Analytics

Data Visualization

Data Cleansing

Statistical Techniques

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Innovative Thinking

Education

Master's Degree in Business Information Management

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Mathematics

Tools

Data Analysis Software

Data Mining Tools

Predictive Modeling Tools

Job description

Randstad Diemen, North Holland, Netherlands

Analytics Expert

Are you our new colleague?

We’re looking for a Analytics Expert at Randstad Global

Diemen - Netherlands, hybrid, fulltime

BR&AF

The business risk and audit function (BR&AF) provides assurance and recommendations to the Executive Board and the Audit Committee on Randstad Group’s (risk) management, control and governance practices. Therefore the department facilitates in setting governance standards. It provides advice on internal control improvements, it conducts audits, special investigations and assignments worldwide on request of the Executive Board and Audit Committee. BR&AF’s responsibility includes the quarterly reporting based on: the risk and internal control self assessments, audit results, discussions on internal control weaknesses and analysis of the key risks reported throughout the company's management structure. This also substantiates the Group’s in-control statements.

The global function consists of team members operating through hubs spread over 4 continents. The team is organized in a matrix consisting of control & audit focus teams on business and functional areas (e.g. digital, talent, client, back office & shared service centers and fraud & forensics) and partners that are the linking pin to operating units (business risk & audit partners) with a global view. A support group is set up for professional practice, learning & development, quality improvement & methods, analytics and PMO.

Representatives of the different groups (Focus teams, BR&A Partners and support group) form the BR&AF core management team that reports to the Managing Director BR&AF.

How you will contribute

You are part of the Business Risk & Audit Function (BR&AF) that covers all business operations related to Clients, Talents and our (shared) Back-, Mid- and Front offices, as well as our Accounting & Reporting and other specialist functions like HR. With your data analytics experience you enhance BR&AF's delivery to management bringing insight on Randstad's in-control situation.

As analytics expert you:

• support building and rolling out the BR&AF analytics roadmap.
• perform technical data analytics, including data visualization, data reports, data cleansing scripts, and data validation as part audits, risk management, internal controls support and combined assurance projects and activities.
• assist in taking the audit projects in Randstad to the next level through researching and evaluating new analytics concepts and technologies (e.g. generative AI/machine learning) in support of BR&F practices.
• collaborate as an integrated part of audits teams in the definition and execution of analytics.
• support non-analytics professionals within the function growing their capabilities enabling them to leverage analytics more effectively.
• are willing to travel. As the standard office locations for the BR&AF team are organized in hubs, like in the country mentioned, travelling is estimated to be about 20% to 30% of the job.

What you will be doing

• as co-creator support the analytics lead in the development and roll out the data analytics roadmap
• lead the build out of the control structures to ensure sustainable analytics technology including data retention and clean up logic
• participate in risk assessments, periodic sampling, and data-driven root cause analysis.
• perform data analysis procedures, including data profiling, data mining, trend analysis, and predictive modeling. Apply statistical techniques and visualization tools to analyze large volumes of data and identify patterns, anomalies, and potential audit risks.
• perform data collection, clean, analyze and report processes from various internal and external applications and databases, as well as other data sources when necessary.
• interpret the results of data analysis and provide meaningful insights to audit teams and BR&AF management.
• review and validate data analytics work performed by audit teams.
• identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions as needed.
• act as a resource for colleagues with less expertise.

Who will you work with

• business risk & audit partners
• partners/communities within applications operations and data management both at Randstad Global as well as in our operating companies
• external co-source partners
• IT security, data protection, information security and business continuity communities within the Randstad organization.
• BR&AF stakeholders/clients within the business including local MT's, process and control owners

What you will bring

You bring a hands-on and in depth understanding of data science and analytics concepts and structures combined with a drive to develop and roll out impactful analytics. With your drive for results you are able to balance short term delivery needs with mid term needs for standardization and sustainability of solutions. You understand the people, process, and technology dilemmas that go into building out analytics and are able to translate this into practical business cases both within the risk & audit function as well as over other functions.

As an Analytics Expert you:

• have minimum 8 years of relevant experience
• have minimum a master degree in business information management, computer science, or Mathematics and related accreditation (e.g. CAP/CDMP/CISA/CISSP)
• have level BEC B1/B2 or higher Business English preferably combined with proficiency in one of the following languages: Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian and /or German
• have a strong independent mindset
• are experienced in international stakeholder management & change
• are an innovative thinker that challenges the status quo
• have an agile and flexible working style and passion for on the job coaching and development
• have a pragmatic, realistic yet ambitious vision on analytics
• deliver on the roll out of analytics through the 3 pillars of people, process and technology.
• integrate technological developments into practices (e.g. generative AI)
• effectively connect and take people with different backgrounds allowing non-analytics experts to take ownership of initiatives and results

What’s in it for you

We put people at the heart of everything we do. Our employment conditions reflect this and are in accordance with the applicable (local) Randstad employment policies and related personnel guide.

We want our teams and talent to reflect the rich diversity of the societies we serve. We thrive for an environment of belonging, safety and confidence. So everyone can bring their whole selves to work and flourish. Learn more about equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging at Randstad here.

People at the heart of everything we do

Working at Randstad is unlike working at any organization. Because at Randstad we put people at the heart of everything we do. This goes for our clients, our talent, our employees and society. We combine our passion for people with the power of today’s technologies. This helps us support people and organizations in realizing their true potential. We call this human forward.

Learn more about our mission, history and values on our website: www.randstad.com

If you recognize yourself in the profile above, we invite you to apply for this role.